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FNUS21 KWNS 231657
FWDDY1

Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1056 AM CST Sat Nov 23 2024

Valid 231700Z - 241200Z

...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

...17z Update...
No changes were made to the prior forecast. A few hours of locally
elevated fire-weather conditions are possible in the lee of the
Laramie Range and across the interior highlands of southeastern WY.
Strong zonal mid-level flow and downslope pressure gradients will
support several hours of very strong winds and mountain wave
activity. While RH and winds are likely to exceed critical criteria,
area fuels vary substantially. Short-hour and frost-cured fuels at
lower elevations could support some risk given the little recent
precipitation. However, the broader lack of receptive fuels suggests
any fire-weather threat that does develop will be isolated.

..Lyons.. 11/23/2024

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1157 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024/

...Synopsis...
A mid-level ridge will progress across the central CONUS as a
mid-level trough overspreads the Interior West today. Surface high
pressure will prevail across the Southeast, accompanied by a weak
surface wind field. Surface lee troughing is expected in the Plains,
where low-level moisture return will also occur. Appreciable
precipitation accumulations are also likely over the northwestern
CONUS. Overall quiescent fire weather conditions are expected across
the CONUS, with no fire weather highlights introduced.

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...

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